Jesuit Education in Mexico
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Jesuit Education in Mexico
The educational tradition of the Society of Jesus in Mexico goes back to colonial times with the St. Ildefonsus College – in Mexico City – and other institutions that were built in the major cities of the time: Oaxaca, Morelia, Patzcuaro, Puebla, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Durango, Zacatecas, Merida, Parras, Ciudad Real (San Cristobal), Queretaro, San Luis Potosi and Puebla.
Formal education has been one of the most notable apostolates of the Society of Jesus, and one of the most successful. The Society continues to value educational work as an important service and a core field of its apostolic activity.
Before the Jesuits were expelled from Mexico by royal Spanish troops in 1767, their influence in the fields of education and evangelization was profound, especially in northwestern Mexico. The Jesuit educational system covered a large portion of New Spain at every academic level. This educational influence, combined with the fact that young students had few other options available for them at the time, left its mark on the children of leading families, and thus on the country's cultural, social and political development.
One of the great achievements of those Mexican Jesuits was the renewal of higher education, as institutions and universities had suffered a steep decline due to constant political struggles.
For more information visit: http://www.lahojavolandera.com.mx/profesores/prof_120.pdf
Jesuit School System
The Society of Jesus provides comprehensive education to elementary, middle school and high school students around the country at the following campuses:
• Tampico: Instituto Cultural Tampico.
• Tijuana: Bachillerato UIA Noroeste.
• Torreón: Escuela Carlos Pereyra.
The six institutions listed above are coordinated by the "Operating Council of Rectors" (C.O.R., in its initials in Spanish).
This Council is an organization within the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus that serves to link, guide and coordinate Mexico's six Jesuit schools. The educational tradition of the Society of Jesus is notable for accompanying the personal growth of each student, for going beyond academic excellence and focusing on holistic human development that prepares students to face the complex challenges of reality.
Jesuit University System
The Jesuit University System (SUJ) is made up of seven universities, six of which are entrusted to the Society of Jesus and one is an associated entity that looks to fulfill the educational mission of the Society in Mexico. The higher education institutions that make up SUJ are:
• Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México.
• Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla.
• Universidad Iberoamericana, Torreón.
• Universidad Iberoamericana, León.
• Universidad Iberoamericana, Tijuana.
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Guadalajara.
• Instituto Superior Intercultural Ayuuk (ISIA), Jaltepec-Mixe, Oaxaca.
The mission of the Jesuit University System is to influence society by educating young professionals who can help build a fairer, more equitable, human, fraternal and supportive society based on the preferential option for the poor.
Source: http://www.suj.org.mx/universidades.htm.
Network of Associated Schools
For the purpose of promoting, disseminating and broadening the impact of formal education in Mexico, and at the request of non-Jesuit institutions that have decided to incorporate our educational model and spirituality into the formation of children and youths, the Jesuit School System established the Network of Associated Schools. Through this Network, the Society of Jesus shares the spirituality and pedagogy that underpin the spiritual experience of Ignatius of Loyola, as an inspiration for the educational institutions that belong to it.
The Network currently comprises the following schools:
- Colegio San Francisco Javier, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P
- Instituto Patria Tercer Milenio, A.C, Mexico City.
- Prepa Ibero Puebla
- Prepa Ibero Tlaxcala
- Prepa Ibero Veracruz
- Prepa Ibero Mexico City
- Prepa Universidad Loyola del Pacífico